Under new management

Dear guests and friends, snowboard, ski and telemark fans, bike addicts and other lovers of fresh mountain air and crystal clear water... many of you I could welcome more then one time at the Capricorn, talking over your mountain and sport experiences and sharing your high lights in Laax...

My life is changing and I will handover my hostel to Sory and Benj (Soraya Heym Benjamin Schmid)... they will continue the hostel style and we both hope, that you will visit the Capricorn again on your next journey to Flims Laax Falera... keep on riding and see you on the mountain...

... very welcome...

to the alpenarena.ch or Flims-Laax-Falera, laax.com and flims.com

There is more than just one name for this extraordinary high alpine resort in the Swiss Alps. The three villages of Flims, Laax and Falera are stretched around the bottom of Mount Crap Sogn Gion(means: Stone of the Holy John), the main access to the white arena. A total of 28 lift facilities and 220 kilometers of slopes, located at altitudes between 1,050 and 3,018 meters above sea level, are at your disposal.

Snowboarders and free-skiers go crazy about the halfpipes, the railpark and the kicker lines in Laax! In summertime there is even more to explore in Flims, Laax and Falera... have a look under the menue summer/winter.

Flims-Laax-Falera is very easy to reach by public transport or roads and is not far away from the country capital, named Chur. Also close to Laax is Vals, the famous thermal bath, build by the international known Swiss architekt Peter Zumthor. The village Falera has build recently a public observatory, which will give to the ressort even a scientific touch and makes the whole area worth to visit not only for winter or summer sports.

The hostel is located near to Laax-Murschetg, the main cable car station with the public bus stop named "Laax-Marcau".

Different rooms (on privat or shared base) for every budget with breakfast and vegetarian diner.

...we are solar since 2013...

Since autumn 2013 we are proudly connected to the cosmic energy... we have self builded 25m2 water collectors and can be without oil heating in summer and saving oil in winter... also there is 25m2 solar cells which produces our energy consumption for some daily hours or is given back to the grid, if not used.